Free camping near Cashiers, NC
Yes. 55 of the 70 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Cashiers, NC are listed as free; 15 charge a fee. The closest free one is Panthertown Shelter, 5.5 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: GA and NC and SC.
The 50 nearest camps to Cashiers, NC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthertown Shelter | 5.5 | Free | Panthertown Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Canaan | — |
| Ammons Branch Camp | 6.5 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Highlands | — |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #3 | 8.2 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Cashiers | Open |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #2 | 8.2 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Van Hook Glade Campground | 8.4 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Highlands | — |
| Van Hook Glade Campground | 8.7 | Fee | Long Branch (stream) | 2.8 mi to Lickskillet | — |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #1 | 9.0 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Tanasee Lake Dispersed Campsites | 9.1 | Free | Tuckaseigee River (river) | 0.8 mi to Wolf Mountain | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 9.1 | Free | — | 9.1 mi to Cashiers | Check |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #4 | 9.1 | Free | — | 9.1 mi to Cashiers | Open |
| Bear Creek Lake Dispersed Campsite | 9.2 | Free | Neddie Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Island Ford | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Macon County, NC | 9.2 | Free | Brooks Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Highlands | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 9.5 | Free | Bearcamp Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Burrells Ford | 9.7 | Free | King Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Moody Cove | — |
| Blue Valley Camp | 10 | Free | Brooks Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Satolah | — |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #5 | 10 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 10 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 10 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Wolf Creek Lake Dispersed Campsites | 10 | Free | Wolf Creek Lake (water) | 1.1 mi to Wolf Mountain | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 11 | Free | Wright Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #6 | 11 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Rosman | Open |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 11 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 11 | Free | — | 9.6 mi to Salem | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 11 | Free | Toxaway River (river) | 3.1 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Cherry Hill | 11 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Tamassee | — |
| West Fork Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Highlands | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 13 | Free | Laurel Fork Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 13 | Free | Devils Hole Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 14 | Free | Bully Branch (stream) | 3.2 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 14 | Free | Laurel Fork Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 14 | Free | Cane Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Eastatoe | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 15 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 2.8 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 15 | Free | Laurel Branch (stream) | 2.4 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Long Bottom Ford | 15 | Free | Adline Branch (stream) | 0.1 mi to Long Bottom Ford | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 15 | Free | — | 7.2 mi to Rosman | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | Side-of-Mountain Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Sarah'S Creek Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Sky Valley | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC #2 | 16 | Free | Beetree Fork (stream) | 2.0 mi to Balsam Grove | — |
| Willis Knob Horse Camp | 16 | Fee | — | 8.2 mi to Longcreek | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC #3 | 17 | Free | Kiesee Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Balsam Grove | — |
| Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve Eastatoe Gorge Campsite | 17 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Rocky Bottom | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 17 | Free | Abner Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Deep Gap Shelter | 18 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Brevard | — |
| Whetstone | 18 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Longcreek | — |
| Butter Gap Shelter | 19 | Free | Grogan Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Laurel Falls | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 20 | Free | Emory Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Kuykendall Group Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Brevard | — |
| Lickstone Dispersed Campsites | 20 | Free | Right Hand Prong West Fork Pigeon River (river) | 1.8 mi to Burnett Siding | — |
The other 20 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Cashiers, NC.
Who manages the camps near Cashiers, NC
Who manages them: 40 on the Forest Service; 23 on SCDNR; 6 on NCWRC; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
- National Forests in North Carolina — 38 camps: 29 free, 9 fee
- SCDNR — 18 camps: 18 free
- Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests — 11 camps: 8 free, 3 fee
- Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests — 3 camps: 3 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 27 of the 70: 6 open, 0 closed, 21 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Cashiers, NC
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Cashiers, NC, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.